Works from 2011
Johannes Piscator (1526-1625) and the Consequent Development of the Doctrine of the Imputation of Christ's Active Obedience, Heber Carlos De Campos Júnior, CalvinTheological Seminary
Though the forensic understanding of imputation of Christ's righteousness was consistently asserted by the Reformers, the discussion around what constituted this imputed righteousness was a Post Reformation debate. However, secondary literature is often unaware of the development of such doctrine when they assert that early Reformed figures such as John Calvin, Zacharias Ursinus and Caspar Olevianus were either in favor or opposed to the doctrine of the imputation of Christ's active obedience. These labels are preferable if attributed to those who responded to Johannes Piscator's disagreement with Theodore Beza's theology of imputation of righteousness, this being the debate which sparked the controversy in Reformed circles. Piscator understood that justification consisted in its entirety of the remission of sins imputed to the believer. Justification, then, was a simplex actio Dei, ...
John Edwards (1637-1716) on the Freedom of the Will: the Debate on the Relation Between Divine Necessity and Human Freedom in Late Seventeenth Century and Early Eighteenth Century England., Jeongmo Yoo, CalvinTheological Seminary
This dissertation examines John Edwards’ (1637-1716) doctrine of free choice, focusing on his understanding of the relation between divine necessity and human freedom as an illustration of the way Reformed theologians of the late seventeenth and the early eighteenth century developed their ideas of human free choice. Even though free choice is an important theme in the history of Reformed theology, Reformed teaching on free choice has gained much less attention by modern scholars than other Reformed themes such as faith, grace and predestination. Moreover, the traditional Reformed doctrine of free choice has been frequently criticized as metaphysical or philosophical determinism by modern scholars. The crux of this evaluation or criticism is the claim that the classical Reformed doctrine of divine necessity such as divine decree, predestination, foreknowledge, providence, and grace ru...
Kees Van Til als Nederlandse-Amerikaanse, Neo-Calvinistisch-Presbyteriaan apologeticus: an analysis of Cornelius Van Til's presupposition of reformed dogmatics with special reference to Herman Bavinck's Gereformeerde Dogmatiek., Laurence R. O'Donnell III, Calvin Theological Seminary
The purpose of this essay is to demonstrate that Cornelius Van Til’s (1895–1987) presupposition of Reformed dogmatics is largely a presupposition of Herman Bavinck’s (1854–1921) Gereformeerde Dogmatiek. The argument proceeds in three steps. First, by situating Van Til’s life and work in the neo-Calvinist intellectual milieu within which he operated throughout his career, the prevailing Copernican interpretation of Van Til’s thought is challenged on the grounds of historical abstraction. Second, his formal, material, and polemical appropriations of Bavinck’s Dogmatiek are analyzed in order to show not only that Van Til appropriates Bavinck’s thought pervasively, but also that his apologetics cannot be properly understood apart from Bavinck’s dogmatics. Third, Van Til’s criticisms of the alleged scholasticism in Bavinck’s thought are analyzed in terms of their originality and their vali...
The Mythos of Sin: C. S. Lewis, the Genesis Fall, and the Modern Mood, Jeremy G. Grinnell, CalvinTheological Seminary
This dissertation wrestles with the question how to profitably and theologically handle the Fall narrative of Genesis 3 once it has been classified as “myth,” as was the conclusion of the Formgeschichte school. The dissertation begins by establishing the theological conversation of the mid-twentieth century, which marks a zenith in the discussion. Beginning with a survey of the traditional interpretation of the narrative as historical account, which dominated pre-Enlightenment churchly thought, the survey then summarizes the change of tenor that Enlightenment and higher critical voices brought to the question. The survey concludes with consideration of Reinhold Niebuhr, Karl Barth, and Rudolph Bultmann on the definition and role of myth in the Bible. At this point C. S. Lewis is brought into the conversation in the belief that his expert status as a literary critic and Medievalist wou...
Works from 2010
Chimes: December 10, 2010, Calvin College
'Wednesday' hits stage by Jasmine Wilson
Calvin gets new land for Christmas by Amanda Elliott
Foreign students face mistreatment by Rachel Hekman
Humans are a species unlike any other on the planet by Matthew Koh
Make, bake, share Christmas chear by Kendra Haan
Hope slashed and iced in Knight victory by Tim Clover
Swim and dive teams host annual Calvin Winter Invitational by Luke Leisman
...Chimes: December 3, 2010, Calvin College
Bump, set, spike: Knights win championship by Jon Behm
Capella makes a joyful noise by Brandon Van Dyke
Project combines poetry and justice by Jasmine Wilson
Christmas tree lays roots by Aleesa Ribbens
Unknown Picasso works discovered by Josh Delacy
Peer into anatomy at the Bodies Revealed exhibition by Bridgette Keehl
Calvin sprints into top ten by Tim Clover
...Chimes: November 19, 2010, Calvin College
Volleyball wins first regional title since 1992 by Mitch Blankerspoor
Cortez steps in for Suh as student senate VP by Griffin Jackson
Wikki Stix competition draws in artists of all stripes by Aleesa Ribbens
Palin ventures to the small screen by Nate Slauer
Orcas are the predators of the sea by Matthew Koh
Actor unions reach new agreement by Madeline Tracy
Calvin trounces Manchester by Mark Zylstra
...Chimes: November 12, 2010, Calvin College
Knights exorcise Blue Devils second time around by Tim Clover
New gallery, masterpiece by Tyler Slamkowski
Slain family's murderer sentenced by Rachel Hekman
Biodiversity summit sets global goals by Katie Faber
Basketball teams ready to begin season by Mark Zylstra
Soccer snags piece of title by Derek Neice
Swimmers split meet at Wheaton by Tim Clover
...Chimes: November 5, 2010, Calvin College
Light in the Night proves a trear by Griffin Jackson
Giraffe bust goes down by Aleesa Ribbens
Zombies walk GR streets by Jasmine Wilson
Brazil elects Rousseff, first female president by Joseph Matheson
Over the Rhine christens CFAC by Josiah Kuiper
Alumnus wins physics prize by Katie Faber
Knights claim share of MIAA title by Mark Zylstra
Knights sting Hornets by Tim Clover
...Chimes: October 29, 2010, Calvin College
Former Calvin athlete represents Canada in India by Jon Behm
Chimes sweeps paper awards by Jay Danforth
Homecoming brings family and music to campus by Josh Delacy
Classes of Calvin alumni happily reunited after decades departed by Amanda Elliot
Poster fair showcases student research by Katie Faber
Swim and dive teams open season strong at home by Derek Neice
Hooker saves Knights by Jon Behm
Center Art Gallery a 'showpiece' for Calvin by Sama Vanderberg
...Chimes: October 22, 2010, Calvin College
Fort Hood trial commences; Hasan emotionless by David Joon Ryou
CFAC dedicated by Griffin Jackson
Environmental activism streams from Appalachia by Libby Stille
Football player killed, perhaps wrongfully, by police by Rachel Hekman
Two species wield powerful claws by Matthew Koh
Religion professors face controversial scrutiny by Joseph Matheson
'Wall Street 2' had potential to be better by Nick Keeley
Swimming and diving teams prepare for season by Luke Leisman
...Chimes: October 8, 2010, Calvin College
New material is strongest ever, wins Nobel Prize by Katie Faber
Don't steal "The Book Thief" by Libby Stille
Outreach touches lives by Aleesa Ribbens
Kagan makes her debut by Nate Slauer
IVF Pioneer wins Nobel by Joseph Matheson
Knights figth to draw with Alma, now 1-1-1 in MIAA by Derek Neice
...Chimes: October 1, 2010, Calvin College
ArtPrize brings crowds and culture to Grand Rapids by Amanda Elliott
Grab you camera on Oct. 6 by Amy Surbatovich
Academic freedom blurs by Griffin Jackson
Calvin students lace up for the cure by William Overbeeke
Space flights could be going commercial by Geneva Langeland
The Reasons perform strongly by Jackson Hall
Knights fall to rival Dutch, win streak ended by Derek Neice
Calvin facing substantial budget cuts by Griffin Jackson
...Dialogue: October 2010, Staff and writers of Dialogue
Nonfiction
08 Mag Kim, JiVhy I Want to be an Asian; 13 Lander Hultin, Eternal Living; 34 Kevin Moralez, Like a Forest in Heat; 41 Jake Schepers, Spontaneous Combustion; 45 Caroline Higgins, This Little Light; 50 Josh Brooker, Manifest Destiny
Review
57 Ben Alford, Strange Gethsemane
Visual Art
17 Rebecca Hiemstra, Portrait of Vati; 18 Tia Wierenga, Urban Landscape; 19 Sean VandenBrink, Italian Street; 20 Jo-Ann Van Reeuwyk, Nave, Shroud, Tabernacle; 22 Ashleigh VandeKopple, Red
Composition; 22 Alice Keyes, Lock; 23 Hannah Abma, Untitled
24 Stephen Clark, Untitled; 25 Andrew Szobody, Oil; 26 Adam Wolpa, Cumberland; 27 Bjorn Sparrman, Sit Next to Me, Oden, Run Run; 28 Liesje Brouwer, Waiting into the Water; 29 Kyria Osterhouse, Fragile/Hibernation; 30 Emily Helmus & Kerry Aarnoutse, The Selby
Calvin Colle...
Chimes: September 24, 2010, Calvin College
Knights' record remains unblemished by Luke Leisman
Senate plans ahead by Griffin Jackson
Prestigious award won by Amanda Elliot
Go Bike comes to GR by Elizabeth Vander Heide
UN addresses poverty by Josh Delacy
Corn syrup may have a new name by Katie Faber
Colour Revolt delivers lively performance by Colleen Keehl
Knights dominant at invite by Mark Zylstra
...Chimes: September 17, 2010, Calvin College
Dorms clash on Chaos Day by Alice Keyes
Green program thrives, earn recognition by Elizabeth Stille
Students enjoy muddy mayhem by Griffin Jackson
Turkey moves toward democracy by Josh Delacy
Opportunity, adventure: find them here by Katie Hall
Calvin wins two, remains perfect by Luke Leisman
Golfers on par by Mark Zylstra
Well known artist to lecture at Calvin by Michelle Ratering
...Chimes: September 10, 2010, Calvin College
Calvin loses beloved professor by Griffin Jackson
SAO announces lineup by Colleen Keehl
FAC renovations hammer ahead, opens in October by Elizabeth Stille
Dining halls inch forward with trayless dining initiative by Jasmine Wilson
Study tips help students begin another year by Katie Faber
Knights climb to top of nation by Jon Behm
Dorm themes create vibrant Calvin spirit by John Kloosterman
...Chimes: September 3, 2010, Calvin College
Dorm Activities offer fun community by Michelle Ratering
Explore Grand Rapids by Stephen Mulder
Save money, save the environment - buy secondhand by Amy Surbatovich
Richard says hello by Richard Chimes
CADS (Calvin Acronym Definition Sheep) by Christy Admiraal
Professor awards creative pranks by John Kloosterman
Pull an exciting prank by Griffin Jackson
Fall sports preview: Just press 'repeat'
Thoughts from Behm's brain by Jon Behm
...Dialogue: May 2010, Staff and writers of Dialogue
Senior Spotlights
Visual:
4-5 Jessica Roodvoets, 5-6 Hannah Piedt, 10 Amanda Marcotte, 13 Kristin Kurtz, 14-15 Stephen Clark, 18-19 Loren Henry, 22-23 Kristin McHugh, 27 Joel Kligenberg, 28-29 Kirsten Hix, 32-33 Carla Andela, 36 Annica Vanderlinde, 38-39 Michael Rodriguez, 43 Aliza Flores-Jordan, 44 Rachelle Wunderink
Other:
cover Hannah Abma, 17 Emily Helmus, 20 Joe Salowitz, 26 Katie Hiskes, 35 Shelia Morken, 46 Ashleigh VandeKopple
Written:
2-3, 45, 48 Tabitha Speelman, 8-9 Josh Delay, 11 Jacob Schepers, 12 Kathleen O Bannon, 16-17 Mitchell Terpstra, 20-21 Kimberly Randle, 24 Jacob Eizenga, 25 Leah Nieboer, 29 Erica Jensen, 30 Michael Shade, 31 Jessica Miller, 34 Julia Garvelink; 37 Stephanie Kurtz 40-41 Hannah Piedt, 42 Cameron Morse. 46-47 Ae Hee Lee
Dialogue: April 2010, Staff and writers of Dialogue
/="/">/="/">Vol. 42, no. 4 (April 2010)
1 boys and girls - Friendship Bread; 2 song of capitola - Jessica Miller; 3 dawn of spring - Robert Selles; 4 silver lining - John Lyzenga; 5 reading you - Andrew Szobody; 6 (untitled) - Evan Dice and Paul Nienhuis; 7 from the depths - Susie Hirschfeld; 8 (untitled) - Justin Van Gend; 9 my luv' - LLC; 10 home at last - Halfway to Mediocrity; 11 city boy - Bernelle; 12 - going down - The New Moves; 13 where we've been - Andrew Rienstra
...Dialogue: March 2010, Staff and writers of Dialogue
Cover Paula Manni: Typewriter Photography, 4 Henry Muller: Abstract Collage Collage, 5-6 Ali Kopseng: Untitled Ceramic, 9 Kristen McHugh: Untitled Collage, 12 Kristin Kurtz: Heart and Hand Graphite Pencil, 13 Karl Sparrman: Untitled Photography, 16 Karla Andela Ceramic, 17 Aleitha Shin: Raku Vessels Ceramic, 18 Michael Rodriguez: Alarm Found Object Assemblage, 21 Eryn Schmikla: Tree Typography Graphic Design, 26 Rachelle Wunderink: It's all Greek to me Collage, 27-28 Michael Rodriguez: Family Typography Installation, 29 Liesje Brouwer: Raku Vessel Ceramic, 31 Jackson Hall: Untitled Graphic Design
Written: 3 Kathleen O'Bannon: A Commiseration with the Wind, 7 Leah Nieboe:r entomology, 8 Leah Nieboer: [inquiry of mushrooms], 10 Jacob Eizenga: Theory of Mind, 11 Brandon Haan: Birmingham, 14 Jonathan Coe: Aspen Leaf Volvo, 15-16 Brett Beasley: Vegetarianism With A Literary Voice: A...
Baptist Sacramental theology: a Covenantal Framework For Believer Baptism, Brandon C. Jones, CalvinTheological Seminary
A recent resurgence of Baptist works that defend sacramental theology has revived the mid-twentieth-century debate among Baptists over the meaning of baptism. Just as the mid-twentieth-century generation of Baptist sacramentalists struggled to get other Baptists to accept their views, the problem remains today that most Baptists do not and will not seriously consider Baptist sacramental theology. The purpose of this dissertation is to help solve this problem by presenting a historically informed systematic theological defense of covenantal sacramentalism, which uses covenant theology to enhance a sacramental theology of baptism. This dissertation argues that the covenantal view of Baptist baptismal sacramentalism appeals to sacramentalists and ordinance-only Baptists alike, because it enhances Baptist theology of the meaning of baptism in helpful and unique ways. This dissertation de...
Calvin's Defense and Reformulation of Luther's Early Reformation Doctrine of the Bondage of the Will, Kiven S. Choy, CalvinTheological Seminary
This dissertation finds that Calvin's reformulation of the doctrine of free choice reflects his convictions of the early Reformation heritage, his learning of the tradition from the early church fathers and especially from Augustine, the influences generated by his continuous dialogues with the development of the formulations among the Reformers in the second phase of the Reformation, and his personal theological convictions. Calvin formulated his defense as a Reformer of the second phase of the Reformation defending the early Reformation formulation set by Luther. The early Reformers used various necessitarian arguments to argue their cases. The Reformers in the second phase had the apologetic and pedagogical need to shift from the necessitarian argument. They incorporated theodical concern in their reformulations. They generally affirmed the genuine integrity of second causality, by...
Emil Brunner's theological Contribution To the Concept of Divine Action., James Norman Mayer, CalvinTheological Seminary
Through a careful examination of Emil Brunner's theology, this dissertation shows that when the concept of divine action is be examined in the context of the nature and work God the idea that God acts can better understood. After a brief introductory chapter, chapter 2 argues that contemporary discussions surprisingly fail to consider what God does and what God is like as possible resources for making sense of problems associated with the concept of God's activity. This chapter also suggests that a model of divine action should take into account the means, manner, effect, purpose, extent, and degree God's activity. Investigating the nature and work of God could prove useful for constructing a clear concept of divine action. Chapter 3 briefly introduces scholarship on Brunner and examines his theological writings regarding the nature of God. This chapter argues that Brunner's discuss...
The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit in the Major Reformed Confessions and Catechisms of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries, Yuzo Adhinarta, CalvinTheological Seminary
With the rise of Pentecostalism in the early twentieth century and the charismatic movement from the middle of the century until recently, a resurgence of interest in the Holy Spirit and Christian spirituality in both theology and the church's life has become evident. Along with the increase of interest in the doctrine of the Holy Spirit in the twentieth century, there are criticisms of the treatment of the doctrine in church history, including in the Reformed tradition, for having neglected the Holy Spirit in both theology and the church's life. These criticisms have helped to incite a burgeoning interest in pneumatology within Christendom. Critical studies of the treatments of the doctrine of the Holy Spirit in church history have been laboriously conducted. However, there have not been many studies on the doctrine of the Holy Spirit in Reformed orthodoxy, particularly in its confes...
Things Hold Together John Howard Yoder's Trinitarian theology of Culture, Branson L. Parler, CalvinTheological Seminary
Theologies of culture often focus on either Christ or creation as their primary source, to the exclusion of the other. At best, this approach is incomplete because it does not account for the continuity between creation and redemption. At worst, it posits a divide not simply between Christ and creation, but between persons of the Trinity, presuming contradictory moral and cultural norms issuing from different persons of the Trinity. John Howard Yoder is often depicted as a representative of a Christocentric and creation-deficient approach to culture. Against that faulty representation, this dissertation argues that Yoder advocates a Trinitarian theology of culture that upholds the continuity and coherence between God's work in creation and in redemption. To see why Yoder can be characterized as Trinitarian, his thought must be placed in the context of his engagement with the Niebuhrs...
"You alone are God" a canonical reading of Psalm 86., Elizabeth Kao Holmlund, Calvin Theological Seminary
Canonical readings of the biblical psalms have become increasingly popular of late and represent a positive trend away from fragmentation of the Psalter into its "original" and component parts and towards greater recognition of the value of the Psalter's final form and its theology. However, the methods and parameters of a canonical approach to the psalms require further definition. An exegetical methodology incorporating a wide variety of methodological tools alongside a canonical approach was thus proposed and subsequently tested on Psalm 86. The unique features of Psalm 86—its attribution to David (in a book of the Psalter with no other Davidic psalms), its use of language found in many other psalms, and its Exodus-Sinai background—make it a particularly fitting composition to be read in light of other canonical texts. Application of the proposed holistic methodology to the interpr...
Works from 2009
Dialogue: December 2009, Staff and writers of Dialogue
Graphic Novel Side
/="/">/="/"> 2 Norm Zylstra- Jesus Takes a Break; 3-4 Chelsea Capobianco- Put it in your Pocket; 5 Marie Kissane- High School; 6 Shelby Meekhof- Never Compromise; 7-8 Leighanne Strugis- This is No Ordinary Apple; 9-12 Kristen McHugh(poem) and Miranda Brouwer; (i llustration)-Untitled
/="/">13 Bjorn Sparrman- Untitled; 14 Hannah Abma- Holy Strawberries Batman!; 15-18 Alexis Royce-Minds in the Making; 19 Kevin Morales- Untitled; 20 Joel Kligenberg-Character Profile #1; 21 Tia Wierenga- From the Batman Gotham Night II Series
Regular Side
/="/">/="/"> Cover Karl Sparrman-Landscape; 2 Karl Sparrman- Bjorn in the Barn; 3 Jacob Eizenga- Rising; 4 Aliza Flores-Jordan- Heart and Hand; 5 Jessica Roodvoets- Untitled; 6 Justin Majetich- palisade of naked trees (at dusk); 6 Cameron Morse- Mindfulness; 7 Amanda Armour- Lookout; 8 ...
Dialogue: October 2009, Staff and writers of Dialogue
Visual Art
Cover Hannah Piedt Plugging In Graphic Design; 1 Meredith Donnelly Untitled Collage; 6 Karl Sparrman Paper Thin Photography; 7 Nola Nielson Diptych Collage; 10 Liesje Brouwer Untitled Cermanics, Brett Beasley Untitled Oil on Canvas; 11-12 Leighanne Evelyn Sturgis Homeless at Revere Beach Photography; 14 Scott Genzink Untitled Photography, Ashleigh Vandekopple Grand Rapids in all colors of light Photography; 16 Sean VandenBrink Bottles Ceramics; 17 Heather Bart/am Brooklyn Bridge Photography; 18 Karl Sparrman Peek Photography; 20 Tia Wierenga Friendship Mixed Media; 21-22 Rebecca Hiemstra Untitled Watercolor; 23-24 Jackson Hall The Softer Side of Death Graphic Design; 25-26 Silas Wolff Untitled Photography; 27 Sean VandenBrink Alice and Wonderland Rabbit Cermanics; 28 Norm Zylstra Editor and Chief Pen and Ink; 29-30 Rachelle Wunderink Drink Ultra Loun...
Dialogue: May 2009, Staff and writers of Dialogue
Visual Art
/="/">Cover Joe Arens Information Suit ( detail); 3 Yohan Na NACREBS DOT COM; 5 Rachelle Wunderink Untitled; 7 Kate Eshelman "The Great Horned Owl has exraordinary binocular vision and is able to turn its head 270 degrees. They are night hunters."; 8 Kate Eshelman Visiting Home; 9 Robert Selles Early Morning Mist, Belgium; 11-12 Karis Medina BFA Spotlight; 12-13 Miranda Brouwer BFA Spotlight; 16 Katie Hiskes Untitled; 17, 18 Natalie Good BFA Spotlight; 20 Jennifer Waid Untitled Self-Portrait; 22 Kristen McHugh Untitled (book excerpt); 23-24 Joe Arens BFA Spotlight; 25-26 Kathrin Stahl Spiral; 27-28 Jennifer Waid Untitled Miniature Series; 30 Liesje Brouwer Untitled Mushrooms
/="/">
/="/">Literature
/="/">2,33 Jered Sprecher, Miranda Brouwer, Ryan Weberling Editorial; 4 Mike Shade 25 Things About Me - Helicopter Ride Over Guantan...
Dialogue: April 2009, Staff and writers of Dialogue
2 Editorial Ryan Weberling and Miranda Brouwer; 3, 4 (Untitled) Jenna Sue Vanden Brink; 5 (Untitled) Amy Crouch; 6 (untitled) Alice Scogin; 7 S-Bahn to Sachsenhausen Than DeJonge; 8 Vibrant Transportation Than DeJonge; 9 (Untitled) Sarah Vander Molen; 12 (Untitled) Silas Wolff; 13 (Untitled) Silas Wolff; 14 (Untitled) Jenna Sue Vanden Brink; 15, 16 (Untitled) Jenna Sue Vanden Brink; 17 Experts Agree ... Ryan Weberling; 18 American Unilateralism Than DeJonge
...Dialogue: April 2009, Staff and writers of Dialogue
Editorial Miranda Brouwer and Ryan Weberling; The Bald Eagle level three orgami Natalie Good; Kind of like the Puking Chicken mixed media collage Meredith Donnelly; (Untitled) oil on canvas paper Shelly DeJong; Song in the Subway Luke J. Robinson; Someone on Mulford Loves You mixed media collage Greg Vondiziano, Megan De Maagd, Emma Slager; (untitled polaroid) polaroid Simon C. Kittok, Kristen McHugh, Miranda Brouwer; Pack Mentality, Progression Study mixed media collage Jennifer Waid; (untitled) pen and ink Katie Hazeu; Growing, But Not Done Yet pen and ink Liesje Brouwer; What Can I Fit? Will Refvem
...Dialogue: March 2009, Staff and writers of Dialogue
3 On Games (An Editorial) Ryan Weberling; 4 MAD-DIA-LOGUE-LIB Cameron Latham; 6 Snake Norm Zylstra; 7 Simon's Stolen Sudoku Simon C. Kittok; 8 First Hat Anna M. Gretz; 10 Color-by-Letter Kristen McHugh; 11 Turtle Norm Zylstra; 12 Hat, Too Anna M. Gretz; 14 Escape to the Roof! (a multi-level maze) Austin Zane Hamilton; 19 Draw by Number Peter Plantinga; 20 DREAM ANALYSIS Mad Lib Cameron Latham; 22 Fish Norm Zylstra; 23 Simon's Stolen Sudoku 2 Simon C. Kittok; 24 Hat the Third Anna M. Gretz; 27 The Paper Kite Butterfly Mindy Lynn Capisciolto; 28 El Cuatro Sombrero Anna M. Gretz; 30 Tree, water, sky Norm Zylstra; 31-35 Answer Key
...Counsel and Conscience: Post-Reformation Lutheran Casuistry According To the Dedekenn-Gerhard thesaurus Consiliorum Et Decisionum and Its Cases on Marriage and Divorce., Benjamin T. G. Mayes, CalvinTheological Seminary
In much literature on early modern casuistry and conscience, Lutheran casuistry is denied a place, under-researched, or ignored. Yet in Lutheran Germany of the post-Reformation era (ca. 1580–1750), there was a genre of pastoral/ethical writings consisting in casuistry and in topically or thematically related theological counsels, aimed at instructing and comforting the consciences of Christians. An extensive example from this genre is Georg Dedekenn and Johann Ernst Gerhard, eds., Thesaurus Consiliorum Et Decisionum, 4 vols. (Jena: Zacharias Hertel, 1671). Lutheran casuistry, related to but also distinct from Roman Catholic and Reformed counterparts, arose especially as pastors looked within Holy Scripture, the medieval tradition, and the writings of Martin Luther and other Lutheran authorities for answers to ethical problems and doctrinal disputes. Dedekenn’s Thesaurus was an antholo...
Grace to You and Peace: An Analysis of the Pauline Letter Openings., João Paulo Thomaz de Aquino, Calvin Theological Seminary
This thesis argues that the Pauline letter opening has an anticipatory function alongside its relational role. This anticipatory function is a development of the epistolary features found in the ancient Greek letter openings. After the introductory chapter, is provided an analysis of form and function of ancient (III BCE to III CE) Greek letter prescripts. Chapters 3 and 4 provide a formal and functional analysis of the Pauline letter prescripts. The conclusion is that the anticipatory function works in two ways in the Pauline letters. First, Paul encapsulates his theology in the expression ‘grace to you and peace’ and uses it in the beginning of his letters, as did Plato and Epicurus who also coined their own greetings to communicate their philosophies. Second, Paul changes elements in the prescripts of all his undisputed letters to anticipate specific themes developed in the letter ...
"Have Salt in Yourselves, and Be at Peace With Each Other" the Irenic theology of Daniel Kałaj, Dariusz M. Bryćko, CalvinTheological Seminary
Daniel Kałaj (d.1681) was a Polish Reformer of Hungarian background, born in Little Poland (Małopolska) and trained in Franeker, Friesland under some of the most brilliant Reformed theologians of seventeenth-century Europe, such as Cocceius and Cloppenburgh. Kałaj’s ministry in the Reformed Church of Little Poland was abruptly interrupted when he was wrongly accused by Catholic authorities of spreading then-outlawed Arianism and being called a “Calvinoarian.” Kałaj became the first Polish Protestant minister to receive a sentence of capital punishment as a result of the new anti-toleration law issued in 1658 against Arians, under the false pretext of military treason during the Second Northern War (1655-1660). He escaped the ax by fleeing to Lithuania (and later to Gdańsk), where he wrote his best-known work, A Friendly Dialogue between an Evangelical Minister and a Roman Catholic Pri...
Old Testament Contributions to Ecclesiology: Engaging and Extending the Insights of John Howard Yoder, John C. Nugent, Calvin Theological Seminary
Conspicuously absent from ecclesiological literature is a volume dedicated exclusively to assessing the Old Testament‘s relevance to ecclesiology. With only a few exceptions, scant use is made of the Old Testament in ecclesiological primers and that use tends to be highly selective and often decontextualized. This dissertation argues that indepth engagement of the Old Testament furnishes a helpful context for ecclesiological reflection and that John Howard Yoder‘s canonical-directional approach to Scripture exemplifies such engagement. Though Yoder did not dedicate a treatise exclusively to the Old Testament‘s ecclesiological relevance, his numerous scattered essays on this topic evince a rich and coherent Old Testament narration that scholars have not sufficiently engaged and which pays significant ecclesial dividends.
For Yoder, God did not begin shaping the life of the Churc...
"The Limitless Horizons of Prolixity": the Contemporary Relevance of Kierkegaard's Critique of Biblical Exegetical Method and Practice, Bruce P. Baugus, CalvinTheological Seminary
This dissertation seeks to demonstrate that Soren Kierkegaard's critique of biblical exegetical methods and practices, and corresponding proposal, offers an interesting and relevant contribution to the current debate on biblical exegetical methods and practices taking place within the contemporary theological turn in biblical interpretation. The contemporary theological turn in biblical interpretation is represented in this dissertation by Timothy H. Polk, an important interpreter of Kierkegaard's exegetical method within the post-liberal tradition, and Kevin J. Vanhoozer, a leading contributor to the theological turn in contemporary biblical exegesis. Despite significant advances in understanding Kierkegaard as an explicitly Christian thinker there remains a significant gap within Kierkegaardian scholarship related to his thoughts on biblical exegesis. Although this gap has been note...
What the Korean Presbyterian Church can learn from contemporary debates about infant communion among Reformed Christians in North America., Hwa Rang Moon, Calvin Theological Seminary
Can children participate in the Lord’s Supper? This practice was prohibited at the fourth Lateran Council; however, at the end of the 20th century, among Reformed churches in North America and some Europe Churches, debated the validity of infant communion or children’s communion. Is, then, infant communion or children’s communion biblical? What was the practice of the early New Testament church? Can infants or children have faith and enough cognitive ability to discern the body of Christ? Many biblical scholars, systematic theologians, church historians and local church pastors participate in this debate. Both the Christian Reformed Church and Reformed Church in America deal with this theme as their denominational agenda. While studying at Calvin, this theme gave me a great motivation to study worship theology more deeply. I especially came to feel that this study requires interdiscip...
Works from 2008
Dialogue: November 2008, Staff and writers of Dialogue
2 Ryan Weberling and Miranda Brouwer Editorial; 4 sean vrieland avocado and tomato on knackebrod Jack Kielstra and Amanda Pheeney A Bit About My Friend, Garlic; 5 Jacob Eizenga An Overripe Catharsis, Hope Velthouse Peanut Butter Chex Mix; 8 Jirn Hayes Food, Food, Everywhere, and Not a Bite to Eat; 9 Arielle Fischer Untitled Diptych; 11 Asa Forsythe The Doughnut Not Eaten; 12 Ryan Weberling The Ingredients (Found Poem); 14 Students for Compassionate Living Vegan Veggie Burgers "a la Brooks"; or, how to feed a lot of people with a little money; 15 Johnathan Lovelace A Vision of the City, Asia Club and Joshua Earn Chicken Fried Rice; 16 Calvin Dining Services Spotlight on Michigan, Products and Sustainability Practices at Calvin Dining Services; 17 International Student Association Committee, Apple Strudel, Curried Meatballs in Spicy Coconut Rundown; 19 Matthew Halteman Excerpt from Comp...
Dialogue: May 2008, Staff and writers of Dialogue
Visual Art
cover Jake Hays, The Dark Side of the Moon; 04 Jennifer Waid, Untitled; 06 Lee Bolt, Toshika Takaezu; 23 miranda brouwer, Veiled and Robotic; 27 Jon Sp eyers, Untitled; 29 Michael Rodriguez, Islas de los condenados; 37 Adam Bock, Auto Portrait avec un Coeur Brise
Poetry
05 Rachel van Wingerden, Sun- Jeweled; 07 Robert Zandstra, "Trees do not know how to stop loving." -- Jessica Miller; 08 David Ellens, [skinshedding.]; 09 Katie Pruss, Tribute to Chopin; 09 Kelly McCormick, Glories of War; 13 Calah Schlabach, Nighttime Necessity; 14 Amy Hoisington, IATA; 22 Kristofer Nivens, Asterion; 26 Robert Zandstra, Rising, Easter Morning, 2008; 26 Rebecca Van Dijk, The Word; 36 Julia A. Garvelink, Night Sounds
Prose
15 Dan Knapper, Beyond the Hills; 18 amy elise, shooter; 28 Rachel deLange, Ohio Hope...
Dialogue: March 2008, Staff and writers of Dialogue
Visual
01 Tim Hurst, Crab Jenna Sue Vanden Brink, Stilted Slab Vessel; 04 Natalie Good, Landscape #4 with stalagmites; 05 Anonymous, Holy Spirit; 06 Jenna Sue Vanden Brink, Excerpts from Artist Statement; 07 Tim Hurst, Chameleon; 08 Sarah Bakker, Considering Colonies Robert Zandstra, Honey Bees and Fireflies; 11 Elizabeth Oliver, Illustration (Heartwood); 16 Paul Miyamoto, Untitled (Managua 2008); 17 rachelle allegrina marie sartini, Artist book; 18 Jo-Ann VanReeuwyk, Quest I and II; 20 Elizabeth Wroughton, Got the time I and II; 26 Lee Bolt, Skyline; 27 Norm Zylstra, Eve & Adam; 28 miranda brouwer, Photogram series; 30 Kat Stahl, The Little Things in Life; 33 Hannah Piedt, Putting Myself Together
Written
05 Amanda Hayes, Stars Stream; 07 Jenna Sue Vanden Brink, Excerpts from Artist Statement; 09 Robert Zandstra, Honey Bees and Fireflies;...
A helper of thy faith and joy: Elnathan Parr as a pastoral teacher of predestination in early Stuart England., David H. Kranendonk, Calvin Theological Seminary
This thesis demonstrates that Elnathan Parr‟s (1577-1622) treatment of divine predestination in his homiletical commentary on Romans and in his catechism entitled Grounds of Divinity evidences a pastoral approach in which the scholastic precision characteristic of the era does not lead to speculative aridity but serves positive spiritual purposes. Parr was neither afraid of nor obsessed by this part of the “whole counsel of God.” While his popular teaching incorporated detailed theological argumentation, including an extended examination of the supralapsarian-infralapsarian issue, his concern was to apply this doctrine through multiple types of “uses” to his spiritually diverse readership with the desire they would be led to experience, be assured of, live out of, and glory in God's electing love. The thesis focuses on the early seventeenth-century teaching of predestination as it rel...
Christ's atonement: the Hope of Creation, Mary L. Vanden Berg, CalvinTheological Seminary
The rich history of research in atonement theology has focused its energy primarily on explanations of how the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ leads to the forgiveness of human sin and the restoration of a right relationship between God and humanity. While the biblical text does describe the work of Jesus Christ in those terms, it also makes clear that God's people look forward with hope to the restoration of all creation. Lacking in atonement scholarship is a clear explanation of how the work of Jesus Christ might be connected to and bring about this restoration, described in the Bible as the new heavens and new earth. The biblical narrative portrays human sin as the despoiler not only of the relationship between God and humanity, but also of creation itself and God's intentions for creation. The sacrificial system of the Israelite cult, especially the Day of Atonement...
Works from 2007
Dialogue: December 2007, Staff and writers of Dialogue
The History Issue
02 Elizabeth Oliver, Editor's Note; 04 Kristofer Nivens, Life Again in the Province; 05 Kevin Buist, mountaineers: lake at night; 06 Anna M. Fongers, An Interview with Bob Daining; 07 Natalie Palacios, Sideways; 08 Ben Buursma, The Ithacan Press; 09 amy elise, the storm; 10 J Eizenga, A Scientific Discovery in Three or Four Parts; 12 Austin Hakes, The Truth About Darfur (And What You Can't Do About It); 14 Tamara Verhelle, The LuminoLU Bituminoud; 16 Jeffrey Knol, A short history of us; 17 John Van Dyke, Winter; 17 amy elise, strawberry blonde; 18 miranda brouwer, Selection from artist book; 20 Julia A. Garvelink, Peace: In Memory of Poe; 22 Peter Clemo, Excerpts from untitled analog series; 25 Sarah Baker, Untitled; 26 Erik J. De Vries, The Great Equation; 27 Chris Molnar, Harmony Korine popping Quaaludes with Jake Hoskins, The General Dance; 30 ...
Dialogue: May 2007, Staff and writers of Dialogue
Editorial
03 Last Words, Robert Zandstra
English Honors Spotlight
13 Tom Mazanec; 16 Amy Lewis; 34 Daina Carr
BFA Spotlight
10 Brad Smith; 18 Robert Bosscher; 22 Heather Luimes; 23 Taylor Greenfield
Essay
30 Phulery's Farewell, Thomas B. Phulery; 33 Dutch Ways in the Big City, Jon Bratt
Poetry
06 The Weasel, Nathan Gelinas; 07 the tuesday of our lives, annreilly
07 "while on the blue line train," anonymous; 08 Leaving Church after Communion, Anonymous; 11 Mesa, Cal en Ru bin; 24 Your First Rosary, Anonymous; 24 Oh Circulating Cell, Ryan Weberling; 25 Appalachian Morning, Anne VanLoon; 25 Jejune, poemol; 27 Cloves, Kristofer Nivens; 28 Mary Jo, Bull
Visual Art
01 Untitled, Tamara Verhelle; 03 Excerpts from "Crossi...
Dialogue: March 2007, Staff and writers of Dialogue
Editorial
03 Art, Nature, and the Detritus of Civilization, Robert Zandstra
Trivia
12 Proven: The Grass is Greener, Anna M. Fongers
Essay
14 The Politics of Grass, Kaitlyn C. Bohlin; 22 Farming for Shalom: Going Beyond 'Organic' for a Sustainable; Agriculture, Eric Bradley; 26 Realizing an Aesthetic Ethic on Calvin's Campus, Nate Haan
Poetry
04 The Unnameable - Fragment #1, Tom Mazanec; 06 Nude in My Peacock Mirror, Anonymous; 07 Salisbury Cathedral, Calen Rubin; 09 For a Forest Fire Fighting Friend, Anonymous; 12 Titan Arum: Carpe Florem, Tom Mazanec; 18 Sanctification, Dave Warners; 18 creation's chorus, Annalise Venhuizen; 19 Untitled Metaphor #7, Jonathan Lovelace; 21 the coin, annreilly; 24 Bladdernuts and Bricks, Anonymous
Visual Art
01...
All Subjects of the Kingdom of Christ: John Owen's Conceptions of Christian Unity and Schism, Sung-Ho Lee, CalvinTheological Seminary
Throughout the seventeenth century the Church of England experienced disintegration and schism. Each Protestant party charged the other with breaking the unity of the church. For this reason, schism and unity were one of the most controversial issues that leading theologians wrestled with. However, scholars have not paid due attention to this issue. The object of this dissertation is to explore how John Owen, a great leader of the second-generation Congregationalists, defended Congregationalism, Protestantism, and Nonconformity from the charge of schism. Aware that the ecclesiological terms, such as “schism,” “unity,” and “separation,” were seriously abused by his opponents, Owen carefully redefined those terms based upon his own biblical interpretation. Accordingly, the dissertation surveys Owen’s ecclesiastical life and works against the historical background of ecclesiology in the ...
Works from 2006
Dialogue: December 2006, Staff and writers of Dialogue
Editorial
03 Books and the Stories of our Lives, Robert Zandstra
Essay
14 Persuasion, Anna M. F angers
Non-Fiction
15 Telling the Truth, Amy Lewis
Graphic Poetry
18 Excerpt, Thomas J. Mazanec, Kyle J. Schultz, and Gabriel J. Kruis
Poetry
06 More or Less: A Villanelle, Tom Mazanec; 07 Things to Expect, Amy Lewis; 09 Psalm 139: B Text, annreilly; 10 In Motion In Moment, Kaitlyn C. Bohlin; 11 bitter s w e e t, anonymous; 11 Hedge Trimmings, Meredith C. Mele; 12 Obituary, Debra Rienstra; 12 Advice to My Daughter, De bra Rienstra; 21 Love Song, Matt Walhout; 22 in the waiting room, Meredith C. Mele; 26 impression of you, jessica a. miller
Visual Art
01 Exodus Scroll, Isaac Young; 04 Images from Crossing the River, Eugene Dening; 08 Hide ...
Dialogue: October 2006, Staff and writers of Dialogue
Editorial
03 Dialogue: An Introduction, an Apology, and a Challenge, Robert Zandstra
Letter
06 An Open Letter Concerning the Michigan Proposed, Elementary Education Standards, Jo-Ann Van Reeuwyk
Review
12 The Drawings of Magdalena Abakanowicz, Sara Bakker; 13 Memory, Truth, and South Africa: The PoetnJ of Ingrid de Kok, Robert Zandstra
Advice
22 10 Steps to Becoming a Famous Writer, Erica Boonstra
Essay
29 Anxiety of Art and Entropy, Gabriel J. Kruis
Poetry
07 With the Yellow Sea, Tom Mazanec; 14 in the sultry half-light, annreilly; 14 st einstein, Gabriel J. Kruis; 15 Perichoresis, Janelle Nichole; 15 ain't nobody here but us sinners, annreilly; 24 Song for the Princess #2, Jonathan Lovelace; 26 To My Na:ive and Foolish Wife, Simo...